Settlement returns billions to California schools funding

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 The state’s teachers and schools chief Jack O’Connell have settled their lawsuit against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and, as a result, billions of dollars in school funding O’Connell and the teachers claimed the governor misappropriated during the state’s fiscal crisis will be returned to the schools. “The restoration of funding to California […]

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Former U.S. intelligence agent Tony Mendez, architect of ‘Argo’ rescue, dies at 78

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Former United States Central Intelligence Agency agent Tony Mendez died Saturday, aged 78, at a Frederick, Maryland assisted living facility. Mendez is known for organizing the safe return in 1980 of several U.S. nationals who had hidden in the Canadian embassy during the Iran Hostage Crisis. Former CIA deputy director Michael […]

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